I guess all we can hope for is that since this is so public, some stronger laws will be enforced. As usual, it shouldn't take for it to happen to someone we know but that's always the case isn't it?

And I agree with the people questioning what the sister ever saw in this guy. And look what it cost her...

uPtoWnNY said:

Yeah, folks are killing me with the PC mess.

People have to understand that the choices that they make don't just affect them. If a woman with children marries a convicted child molester and the husband molest her children, is she totally absolved because she was a 'victim'?

What kind of example is a woman setting when she brings a convicted felon in her life and she has a son?

People need to take responsibility for the poor decisions that they make.

btw, I don't know if the man is guilty or not. He could very well be the killer but as of now he is not even a suspect. If he is eventually charged, he does have the right to a trial and is presumed innocent until proven guilty.

There could be other players involved in this horrible crime.

While it's easy to play CSI when sitting behind a computer or watching tv, let's just wait until all the facts come out before throwing the man in the electric chair.
[Edited 10/28/08 6:26am]

You know, as I watched this story unfold. I couldn't stop thinking how Julia seemed like the exact opposite of Jennifer. While Jennifer seemed to be the more outgoing one of the two, Julia seemed to be more reserved and the one that yearned for the attention that Jennifer seemed to be getting. What better way to get this attention than by getting involved with a guy who might be from the wrong side of the tracks. At least people will talk about you.

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

They usually don't start out being an asshole.

And they should torture this animal slowly.

Julia Hudson, sister of Jennifer Hudson, updated her myspace page. She spoke about the deaths of her mother Darnell Hudson, brother Jason Hudson, and only son Julian. And she says that loving a certain person may have cost her the beautiful family she had. Here’s a snippet:

LETS SEE IM 29 YEARS OLD I HAVE ONE CHILD AND I’M ALWAYS BORED, I LOVE TO HAVE FUN EVEN START A LITTLE S*** HERE AND THEIR i HAVE TWO YOUNGER SIBLINGS MY SISTER IS JENNIFER HUDSON YES THE JENNIFER HUDSON AND MY BROTHER IS JASON,I GUESS IT’S TIME TO UPDATE THIS WHEN I STARTED MY MYSPACE ALL OF THE ABOVE WAS TRUE , NOW BECAUSE I CHOSE TO DO WHAT WAS NATURAL TO ME AND LOVE SOMEONE , IT COST ME MY BEAUTIFUL FAMILY MY WONDERFUL BEAUTIFUL LOVING SUPPORTING MOTHER DARNELL, MY TRUE BLUE BABY BROTHER JASON , I LOVE U BIG BABY … AND LAST BUT NEVER NOT LEAST MY ONLY SON JULIAN , MY INNOCENT BABY ONE THAT WAS SHELTERED FROM ALL THE EVIL OIN THE WORLD BECAUSE WE LOVED HIM SO MUCH…



She also addresses the questions as to why she was updating her myspace page throughout this tragedy:

THAT WAS A WAY TO MAYBE HELP ME GET MY SON, MY BABY THE ONE I CARRIED UNDER MY HEART FOR 8 1/2 MONTHS THE SON IT TOOK ME 21 HOURS OF LABOR TO BRING HERE THE SON I GREW TO KNOW AND LOVE FOR JUST A FEW MONTHS OVER 7 YEARS THATS WHY …

She goes on to thank her loving friends for all that they did throughout these last few horrifying days. And she left her status as “numb”. There is still no update on William Balfour who has been in custody since Friday. William’s girlfriend, however, tells police he is indeed involved in the slayings. And it seems as though Julia is speaking about him when she talks about loving someone who could have cost her family. So sad.

Academy Award-winning singer and actress Jennifer Hudson stood again in the Cook County medical examiner's office, clutching the hands of loved ones as they identified the body of yet another slain relative -- her 7-year-old nephew, Julian King.

Even before family members arrived at the morgue Monday, they had been told that the three-day search for the 2nd grader had ended when his body was found slumped in the back seat of a sport-utility vehicle parked on a West Side street.

Amid visibly shaken family members in the medical examiner's office, Hudson bowed her head as if in prayer, then looked up.

"Yes, that's him," she told medical examiner officials as the family stood with her in an adjoining room and looked at a video monitor showing the boy's face.

The toll was inescapable: Hudson had lost her mother, her brother and now her nephew to a murderous rampage.

Even as the family gathered to answer one painful question, police searched the Chevrolet Suburban to answer others.

Officers questioned William Balfour, 27, the estranged husband of Julian's mother, on Friday night, but he stopped talking when police suggested he take a polygraph test, law-enforcement sources said. Balfour has not been charged in the slayings.
Although the sources say Balfour remains the focus of the investigation, the motive remains murky. Police say there have been ongoing disputes between him and his estranged wife, Julia Hudson, and her family.

Hudson's mother and brother had thrown him out of their Englewood house in the past, sources said. Julia Hudson also told police that Balfour had threatened the family. A source said Balfour told Julia Hudson he would kill her if he found out she had a boyfriend, despite the fact that he had other girlfriends.

In another incident, sources said, Julia Hudson arrived Friday morning at Sunrise Bus Co. on payday and discovered her wages had been garnished because of unpaid car payments. Sources said Balfour had taken her car months earlier but promised to make the payments on the vehicle. After seeing her pay stub, Julia Hudson called Balfour to complain about the unpaid bills, sources said.

Police believe that Balfour went to the Hudson family home Friday and shot through the front door, striking Hudson's brother, Jason. Hudson's mother, Darnell Donerson, came into the living room, screaming, and Balfour shot her as well, sources said. Shell casings were also found in the child's room, but there were no bullet holes or other signs of violence there. Much of the account of what police believe happened that day came from an interview with a girlfriend of Balfour's, sources said.

The sources also said Balfour's girlfriend contradicted his alibi and told police that he was involved in the slayings.

Police have not ruled out the possibility that more than one person was involved, though Supt. Jody Weis said Monday that Balfour was currently their only "person of interest."

On Sunday morning, officials transferred Balfour to Stateville Correctional Center, saying that because he was a suspect in the slayings, he violated conditions of parole for a 1999 conviction for attempted murder.

Over the weekend, the city scoured the area near the first shooting scene and a grid east of where the boy eventually was found. Officers and volunteers taped missing-person posters up in area shops, and vigils were held in Englewood.

But Julian was found Monday morning on the West Side after a tiny dog named Li'l Man howled and barked at an unfamiliar white SUV parked in the 1300 block of South Kolin Avenue.

The Chihuahua's reaction drew the attention of his owner, John Louden. The SUV matched the description of one police had sought in the killings since Friday. It remains unclear if police had canvassed the block, but some neighbors say they had seen the SUV since Friday. But no one called police before Monday.

Louden, 75, went inside and told his wife, Lynnette. Neighbors said the pace of drug dealing nearby often brought strange cars to the block. But when the Loudens saw the Suburban's license-plate number appear on television, Lynnette Louden called 911.

"The first thing I thought was," she said, " 'Lord, don't let the baby be in there.' "

But he was.

Julian was found slumped over in the back seat of the Suburban, shot in the head. A bullet was found lodged in the vehicle, leading detectives to believe he had been shot in the vehicle. Police don't know precisely when he was killed, saying they are waiting for more information from the medical examiner's office. Police are hoping to find physical evidence at the two crime scenes that breaks the case.

A prayer service was held for the three slain family members in Pleasant Gift Missionary Baptist Church, where one of Hudson's cousins is a minister.

And on the block where the shootings happened near 70th Street and Yale Avenue, about 100 friends and strangers gathered for a candlelight vigil of song and prayer Monday evening.

Surrounded by stuffed animals, balloons and posters that had grown throughout the day, the crowd sang Jennifer Hudson's song "Spotlight."

On behalf of the Hudson family, the Pleasant Gift Missionary Baptist Church announced establishment of the Hudson-King Domestic Violence Prevention Fund, c/o Seaway Bank and Trust Co., P.O. Box 19522, Chicago, Ill., 60619.

PurpleCharm said:

I totally agree! This guy seems like a piece of shit. It very sad that this little boy is paying the highest price for his mothers terrible choices in life. Very sad indeed.

During such tragic times, hopefully those who mean well will come together with prayers and whatever means of support. So very sad.

Empress said:

Was it not said that Jennifer Hudson introduced her sister to this thug. Doesn't seem like to me that she has a good sense of judgement/character in men either. Let's not jump to conclusin to sson. I believe its more to this tradgey than meets the eye. These murders were done extortion style. The family has been dealing with this guy for some time. I would like to know why was there not a restraining order out on him when the mother supposely kicked him out if he posed such a threat/problem. Lastly, it sounds like the sister allowed the boyfriend to use the car as long as he made the car payments. This case is a Big mess and I hate to say it but I am not excluding Jennifer Hudson ex-fiancee. If I recall she was engaged when she was on Amer. Idol to her longtime boyfriend and until recently she broke up with him and soon became engaged to this recent guy ( whoever the hell he is). Money wasn't going to save this child's life anyway and Jennifer knew it....that's why she only put up 100,000. The police could have the wrong guy. Whoever it is wanted Jennifer/ Julia to hurt for life...I guarantee there are no reports ever filed with the police department coming from that family including Jennifer Hudson. Whenever your family is in danger, you should report it. There are going to be some surprises coming out of this case...trust me on this!!!!

purplesweat said:

My family has been dealing with a crazy maniac for 18 years and countless times the cops do NOTHING. The last time he was over at our house causing trouble, the cops came, he was high on drugs, had drugs in his possession and drugs in his car and after a couple hours of questioning blah blah blah, the cops LET. HIM. GO.

Don't johns have their cars confiscated for picking up a prostitute? The laws are so willy nilly enforced and you can't rely on the authorities for help. They could give a fuck less.

People need to step the fuck off Julia Hudson and allow her to process her grief the way it works for her. If she wants to update her myspace page to express herself, good for her. it's not like she's throwing a goddamn party.

uPtoWnNY said:

Yep and thanks to that DC song singing about needing a Soldier aka Thug, a lot of young women think it's cool.

4bjb said:

I often wonder what happened to her old boyfriend too especially since she talked about him like they were going to get married. Next thing I hear not only is he gone but she’s engaged to someone else.

Here’s a clip of who he is and her comments on him being from a reality show.

http://newsroom.mtv.com/2...i-love-it/

shesoffthewall said:

I'll go one better on that and say that some women this is all they know. Having come from an abusive family and witnessing all the women in my life get beat, well I went on to do the same thing. I'm out of that and 14 years strong in my healing but I was a broken man walking into that relationship and these men are predators on the weak.

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

That is so true. It's the children that grow up around those types of relationships that really pay the price, as in your case. Congrats on your healing.

shorttrini said:

How so? If you didn't see her in the audience for that Oprah show during the "Dreamgirls" promo bliss. Nobody knew who this woman was or looked like until this horrific tragedy. So what gives you the inclination that she was starving for the media attention? This man had been in their lives for many years, Jennifer knew him first when SHE was nothing.

4bjb said:

They were never engaged. She had been dating her ex for seven years at least (1999 -2007). Then she met "Punk" and now they're engaged already. Seems to me Jennifer just wants to get married. What was taking so long for her first boyfriend to pop the question? She's moved on to someone who ain't wasting her time, I guess.

4bjb said:

Okay. I agree with you to a point. There is more to this that meets the eye. But, Jennifer is not her sister's keeper. It seems to me that this cat had such a hold on Julia that she did not know if she was coming or going. Anybody can put on an act just to get what they want. So, to say that Jennifer has poor judgement in men like her sister, something that we can't really determine. We don't know what was told to Jennifer in regards to what was going on at home, when she was not there. I remember with my own parents, my dad and mom would have these "knocked down, dragged out" fights. Whenever I would call to find out how things were at home, my mom would say that "everything was fine". I later found out that things weren't. The point is, maybe her mom did not want her to worry or thought that she had everything under control. As for her sister, the worst thing to do is to admit that she has made a mistake by being with that man. That would mean that everyone else was right. Maybe she just could not admit that she was wrong and that everyone else was right.

Scorpion said:

I never said, starving for media attention. I said that she might have been looking for the attention from her mom, because of Jennifer's success. Sometimes, when one sibling is more successful that the other, that sibling might look for attention in other ways. Dating someone that nobody really likes, is one way of doing.

shorttrini said:

People hide their failures from people all the time. I recently told my grandma that there were some things about my life I wanted to tell her and she said I could tell her anything but that she thought I had a really happy life. My life growing up was absolute hell and my abusive relationship was the darkest days of my life. She has no idea any of that happened.....

4bjb said:

unfortunately restraining orders DO NOT stop bullets,and sometimes the police are slow to understand this...too many times they have failed the person(s) they are supposed to protect

peb319 said:

The system is set up in a way that people need to die first before something concrete is done, then it's too late.

I had a feeling the child was dead already

Why for crise sake why the kid? Geezuz the kid has nothing to do with the adults problem.

I hope that who ever killed Julian will have a worse hell to go to when they walk into jail coz of those jailed are going to nail that scum.

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

most likely that's true..there was an incident in this area where a woman was at the POLICE STATION,asking for help,trying to get help,begging for protection...she was shot to death at the police station, by the person she sought protection from..i think she had a restraining order,but the fact is,she was there asking for help and didn't get it,and died there...in front of the police..epic fail...

peb319 said:

Every other day you read stories about a woman(and her kids) being beaten by her live-in loser boyfriend. Sh!t is f-cked up.

Whoever did this to little Julian deserves the death penalty.

peb319 said:

And that is why many women stay with their abusers. It's so easy to talk about it from the outside looking in but when you are actually in that hell, it feels impossible to do anything about it. Especially when you see shit like what you just said

PurpleCharm said:

I agree. You put your children first and you protect them. This is such a damn shame it wreaks my heart to know that this child died at the hands of some sick bastard. Women have to make better choices. There's not that much love in the world for any woman to bring home someone that would harm them or their kids.